Proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th ICLS in Iceland
Iceland: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th ICLS was 39.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th ICLS in Iceland, 2014–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th icls in Iceland is 39.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th icls in Iceland peaked at 41.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 2017.
That places Iceland 28th out of 65 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th ICLS in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 37.2% | — |
| 2015 | 38.2% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 34.1% | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 32.4% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 41.5% | +28.0% |
| 2019 | 41.9% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 38.6% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 37.6% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 39.6% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 36.8% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 39.0% | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.5% | 32.4% | 41.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 38.3% | 36.8% | 39.6% | 5 |
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More gender data for Iceland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 69.14 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.228 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 345.21 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 345.21 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7736 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,290 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,184 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,211 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th icls in Iceland?
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th icls in Iceland was 39.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th icls recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th icls recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 2017.
- How does Iceland rank for proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th icls?
- Iceland ranks 28th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th icls rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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